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Survey shows China's manufacturing contracted in June as export orders decreased

A survey shows China’s factory activity contracted for another month in June as export orders decreased

By AP News
Published - Jun 29, 2023, 11:48 PM ET
Last Updated - Jun 29, 2023, 11:48 PM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory activity contracted for another month in June as export orders decreased, an official survey showed Friday, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is cooling.

A monthly purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group edged up to 49 from May’s 48.8 on a 100-point scale on which readings below 50 show activity contracting.

The world's second-largest economy revived following the end in December of anti-virus controls on travel and business activity. But that faded faster than expected due to lackluster consumer spending at home and weak demand for exports following interest rate hikes in the United States and Europe to cool inflation.

Despite that, China’s No. 2 leader, Premier Li Qiang, said this week economic growth accelerated in the April-June period from the previous quarter’s 4.5% rate. Li gave no details but expressed confidence China can hit the ruling Communist Party’s annual growth target of “about 5%.”

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